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Phonophobia and migraine features in patients with definite meniere's disease: Pentad or triad/tetrad?

Alia Saberi1, Shadman Nemati2, Tina Taherzadeh Amlashi3

  • 1Neurosciences Research Center, Neurology Department, Poursina Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

Acta Oto-Laryngologica
|April 14, 2020
PubMed

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Migraine is more common in Meniere

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Otolaryngology

Background:

  • Migraine and Meniere's disease (MD) show varied associations in epidemiological studies.
  • Limited research exists on phonophobia frequency within Meniere's disease.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the frequency of phonophobia and migraine features in patients with definite Meniere's disease.
  • To compare these features against a healthy control group.

Main Methods:

  • Involved 69 patients with definite Meniere's disease and 60 healthy controls.
  • Demographic and clinical data were collected and analyzed using SPSS software (chi-square, independent T test, logistic regression).

Main Results:

  • Migraine prevalence was significantly higher in Meniere's disease patients (16%) compared to controls (5%) (p < .001).
  • Family history of migraine was the sole predictor for migraine presence in Meniere's disease (OR = 15.625).
  • Phonophobia occurred in 88.4% of Meniere's disease patients, irrespective of migraine status, unlike photophobia and osmophobia.

Conclusions:

  • The prevalence of migraine is elevated in individuals with Meniere's disease.
  • Phonophobia may represent an independent symptom in Meniere's disease, separate from migraine.
Keywords:
Meniere’s diseaseauramigrainephonophobia

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